Thursday , 2 July 2026

Cheltenham Town FC vs Cambridge United FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Sat 21 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Completely-Suzuki Stadium 3,900 HT 45' · FT 45'
Liam Sercombe 5' 1–0

Overview

Match Preview

Cheltenham Town FC vs Cambridge United FCLeague One at Completely-Suzuki Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Edward Duckworth (England)
  • Assistant 1 Mark Derrien
  • Assistant 2 Marvyn Amphlett

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Cambridge United FC H 1–0 W
07 Oct Derby County FC H 1–1 D
03 Oct Fleetwood Town FC H 0–2 L
30 Sep Lincoln City FC A 0–2 L
23 Sep Stevenage FC H 0–3 L
19 Sep Peterborough United FC A 0–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Cheltenham Town FC A 0–1 L
14 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–1 D
09 Oct Burton Albion FC A 1–2 L
03 Oct Barnsley FC H 0–4 L
30 Sep Derby County FC A 0–0 D
23 Sep Port Vale FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Cheltenham Town FC and Cambridge United FC is underway.
  • 5' Cheltenham Town FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Liam Sercombe on 5.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Cheltenham Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Cheltenham Town FC is showing some good football. However, Cheltenham Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Cheltenham Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' It’s high time Wade Elliott made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Liam Bennett made 191 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cambridge United FC that had 191 games and scored 193 goals.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Cheltenham Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' Cheltenham Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 54' Cambridge United FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 59' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for James Brophy suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Cheltenham Town FC. James Olayinka is replaced by Elliot Bonds.
  • 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Will Goodwin on 64.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Cambridge United FC. George Thomas is replaced by Sullay Kaikai.
  • 65' Cambridge United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. John-Kymani Gordon is hanging Danny Andrew on the field on 65 minute.
  • 66' Elliot Bonds is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
  • 71' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Olayinka, as he is very good at scoring at Completely-Suzuki Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Cheltenham Town FC. Robert Street is replaced by George Lloyd.
  • 80' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Ben Williams. He replaces Will Ferry on 84 minute.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Lewis Freestone. He receives a card.
  • 86' Jack Lankester is replacing Paul Digby for the Cambridge United FC side.
  • 90' Cheltenham Town FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Cheltenham Town FC and Cambridge United FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.27 Cheltenham Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Cambridge United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cheltenham Town FC46% Draw29% Cambridge United FC25%
Actual: Cheltenham Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Cheltenham Town FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Cambridge United FC
54%
Cheltenham Town FC or Cambridge United FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cheltenham Town FC29% Draw51% Cambridge United FC20%
Actual: Cheltenham Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Cheltenham Town FC

Handicap Cheltenham Town FC covers Push Cambridge United FC covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% 59%
+0.5 73% 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Cheltenham Town FC keeps clean sheet
38%
Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet
29%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.